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England, Northamptonshire

Canons Ashby lost medieval village

Ghost town Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: strap ends, jettons.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Domesday village cleared by its priory

Domesday village of 16 people beside which an Augustinian priory was founded in 1105, reaching 82 poll-tax payers in 1377. The prior enclosed land and destroyed houses, evicted 24 more people in 1492, and only five taxpayers were left in 1674.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

cattle

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